Lantern



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LANTERN Filed June 1, 1926 2' sheets-Sheet 2" gmwnkw gf/zwmfthe lens-iii'active' position, and

Patented Mar. 15, v 1927.

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iiANTEfiN. I

: Application first nine 1, I926. seen No. 1123847) This inventionrelates to new and useful improvements in lanterns. y One object of theinvention is to provide lantern of th'e'ch'aracte'r described which vhasbeen designed ior giving signals requuin'g'f lights ofdifi'erentcol'ors, and .is par ti'cul'arly adapted for use by tramm'en;

Another object of the invention is to pro;

v-i'd'e' a lantern of the character-described having atra'nsparentcolorless globe and also equipped with 'a -colored' lens which maybem'oved intoactive pbsitiml When, a colored signal is requirer1', andinto'iinactive position when it is not desired to use With the above andother objects in view this invention has particular. relation toh;certain novel features of construct on, op- 6111111011 and arrangementof parts, 'an' e2;-

ample of w i g i n this specification and lll ustrate'c'l 1ntheacconipa-nymg dr w f g iwherein' w i Figure I shows a' frontelevation of the lantern, partly broken away and showing the lens inactive position. 7

E'gure 2 shows a' plan view ofthe claimp collar" employed;- shown partlyin section.

view of the lens frame, and the eonnfecting "linkthe'refor: Q

1 Figure 4 shows" a 'side'" elevation of'tlielantern, partly broken awayand showing Y Figure 5 shows side elevatio thereof, partly brakesaway-ana showing thelena frame in section and the l'ens"in in a'ctivep'osition'rf 3 i a, L 7

Referring now more particularly to the 'd'rawi'ngs', wherein likenuine'ra'lsfoi reference designate similar pertain each of thefiguies'tn numrai 1 designates-the base "of the lantern; ofconvent-inner type, and

which is provided with an upstainc'lingannuiaebana 2} whose" up'preclgehas a seat 3 to receive the lower endof the glass globe 4. Thenumeral 5 designates a dome whose sides" are perforated; This dome seatson the upper end of the globe 4 and has a crown flange, or skirt 6 and acage-like structure 7 is secured, to this skirt and forms a guard whichsurrounds and pro tect-s the globe and base 1 and the bottom ring 8 ofthis guard forms a wide base sup port for the lantern. A suitable bailor handle 9 51s provi'dedwhich is of an inverted UfshaTp'e the free endsot'its side arms 7 are attached toitheside brackets 10,10, car. -v rried by the guard? v V Thereis ana'innular open band 11 clamped aroundthe dome 5; The free ends l2, 12, of this band are outwardly turned anda clamp bolt 13 is'fitted through said ends and releasably secures saidband to said dome. Upstan'ding from one of said outturned ends 12 thereis a: T-bar 14' having the forwardly declining head l5 and at theopposite side of the band there is an upraTE emcev standing anchor 16whose upper end has i the inside notch 18.

There is a: substantially rectangular lens frame 19 wherein is'm'ounteda lens 20, of colored'glass. The sides' of the lens frame are formed ofinwardly d'iverging'wingsfl, 21, Whose free ends rest against th'eguard7 when the lens 20' is in active position. v

f Alink 22 is provided Whose lower end is pivotallyconnected to theupperedge ofthe ends being formed'into inwardly extending hooks 25,25. Thelower end of thislink is-formed into a hook .26" adapted to engage.th'e"ring85-to'anchor the lens in active p0 sitijon;

"vVhn-the-colored'lens is tobe' used it is anbh'ored' in active130511310113 as shown'in Figures 1 and 4: When it is not desired to usesaidle'ns" the lower vend of the link 24.

is"relea'sed frorn the ring 8 and thejilens 'frame, is naovclnpwardlyand inwardly be tween the armsof the-bail 9 and the link 22- willswing.- around into position under heath-the lens frame, as shown:inFi'gure 5. One edge of the lens frame is then'seated in theinotch'1-8' and-the hooks 2'5 engaged under the corresponding ends of the head15 and the lens frame and lens are thereby held in inactive positiononthe dome 5.

The lens frame and lens, and their ap- I purtenances may be applied toany conventio-nal type, of lantern by merely securing the clamp band 11around the dome 5 and may be removed, as a unit, by "releasing saidband; all Without the necessity of making any change or alteration inthe lantern proper.

What I claim is-:-

1. The combination with a lantern having a frame, a globe and a dome, ofa band adapted to be releasably clamped, around the dome, an anchorupstanding from said band at one side, a bar upstanding from the otherside of said band, a lens frame and a lens capable of movement intoactive position in front of the globe and into inactive position abovethe dome, a link connecting said lens frame to said bar, a link one endof which is connected to said lens frame and is formed with a hookandwhose other end is formed to engage the bottom of said lantern framewhen the lens is in active position, said anchor having a notch .toengage the edge of said lens frame and said bar having a head adapted tobe engaged by said hook, when the lens is in inactive position.

, 2. The combination with a lantern having a frame, globe and dome, of areleasable band secured around the dome, an upstandmg anchor carried bythe band at one side,

an upstanding bar carried by the other side.

of the band, a lens frame and a lens therein capable of movement intoactive position in associationv with the. globe and intoinactiveposition above the dome, a link connecting said frame to said bar, alink, one end of which is connected to said frame and is formed with ahook and whose other end is formed to engage the bottom of said lanternframe when the lens is in active-post tion and means carried by saidanchor and adapted to interlock with said lens frame and means on saidbar adapted to engage said hook when the lens is ininactive position.

3. The combination with a lantern having a frame, globe and dome, of areleasable F band around the dome, an anchor upstandingfrom said band,at one side, provided with an inside shoulder, a bar upstanding from theother side of said band, a lens frame, a lens in the frame, said frameand lens being capable of movement into active position in associationwith said globe and into inactive posit-ion above the dome, a linkconnecting said lens frame to said bar,'a link, one end of which isconnected to said lens frame and is formed with a hook and Whose otherend is formed to engage the bottom of the lantern frame when the lens isin active position, said shoulder being dis-.

last named position.

4:. The comb nation with a lantern having a frame, a globe and dome, ofa releasable band around the dome, an anchor upstanding from said bandat one side, a bar upstanding from the other side of the band,

a lens frame and a lens therein capable of movement into active positionin front of the globe and into inactive-position above the dome, a linkconnected-at one end to said bar and at its other end to one edge ofsaid lens frame and, whose other, end is formed to engage the bottom ofthe lantern frame when the lens is in active position, a hook carried bysaid last mentioned link, means carried by said; anchor adapted toengage one edge of the lens frame when the lens is in inactive positionand means carried by said bar. with which said hook is adapted to engagewhen the lens is in inactive position. I

5. An attachment for lanterns including a band, upstanding memberssecured to the band and oppositely disposed, a lens frame and lenstherein, a link connected at oneend to said lens frame and at its otherend to one of' said upstanding members, a link pivoted to the other edgeof said lens frame, one of said upstanding members being provided withmeans adapted to engage said lens frame, and means carried by the lastmentioned link and adapted to engage the other upstanding member.

6. An attachmentv for lanterns comprising a band adapted to be securedaround the lantern dome, oppositely disposedupstand- 'ing memberssecured to said band, a lens ,frame and a lens therein, said lens beingadapted to be moved into active position in association with the lanternglobe, or into inactive position above said dome, a link pivoted atoneend to one of said upstanding a link pivoted at one end to said frame,hooks at the respective ends of said last named link, means carried bysaid upstanding members provided for engagement with v GUY F. nrroncook,

members and at itsother end to said frame,

